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Robert Walker 1608 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1608

Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 29 May 1687

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Backbarrowbridge

Mother: Margaret Bardsley

Spouse(s): Sarah Legar

Children(s): Elisha Walker

Robert Walker was born in 1608 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Samuel Walker of Backbarrowbridge and Margaret Bardsley. Robert Walker married Sarah Leager Legar, and had children including Elisha Walker. Robert Walker passed away in 1687 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Walker was born in 1608 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Samuel Walker of Backbarrowbridge and Margaret Bardsley.
  • Robert Walker married Sarah Leager Legar, and had children including Elisha Walker.
  • Robert Walker passed away in 1687 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Backbarrowbridge
1570 – 1612
Birth Location: Backbarrowbridge, Manchester, Lancashire, England
TB
Margaret Bardsley
1575 – 1609
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Legar
1611 – 1695
Birth Location: Hadleigh Heath, Suffolk, England
SL

Children(s)

Elisha Walker
1635 – 1678
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
EW

Robert Walker's Ancestors

Self
Robert Walker
1608 – 1687
Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Samuel Walker of Backbarrowbridge
1570 – 1612
Backbarrowbridge, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Margaret Bardsley
1575 – 1609
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Walker, Mayor of) Exeter
1544 – 1628
Exeter, Devon, , England
Lady (Margery) Baker
1548 – 1635
Higher Ardwick, Lancashire, England
Nicholas Bardsey
1525 – 1586
Bardsey Hall Lancaster
Anne Banastre
1520 – 1586
Bolland, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Walker
1524 – 1562
Grace Tothill
1527 – 1629
Sir Baker
1488 – 1558
Elizabeth Dinley
1495 – 1559
Christopher Bardsley
1480 – 1529
Margaret -Bardsey
1502 – 1568
Sir Bannister
1500 – 1539
Lady (Paget)
1503 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walker
1490 – 1540
Alice Muttlebury
1492 – 1557
Sir Tuttle
1505 – 1591
Lady Matthew
1505 – 1584
Rev. Baker
1470 – 1531
Joyce Burton
1468 – 1565
Thomas Dineley
1500 – 1568
Lady (Dineley)
1500 – 1571
Richard Sandford
1451 – 1520
Jane Pershale-Sandford
1450 –
Sir Bank
1463 – 1549
Lady Bank
1470 – 1504
Thomas Preston
1475 – 1523
Lady Thornborough
1480 – 1524

Robert Walker's Descendants

1.
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Robert Walker (21 Feb 1608 – 29 May 1687) m. Sarah (Leager) Legar (1611 – 21 Dec 1695)
  1. 1. Elisha Walker (14 Feb 1635 – 10 Nov 1678) m. Benjamin Thurston (8 July 1640 – 10 Nov 1678)
    1. 1. Mehitable Thurston (7 Jul 1667 – 24 Apr 1749) m. Eleazer Ellis (10 Jan 1664 – 25 Dec 1730 ( fell from horse old age))
      1. 1. Benjamin Ellis (14 Nov 1699 – 31 Mar 1750) m. Eleanor Cook (2 Feb 1707 – 15 Feb 1779)
        1. 1. Eleanor ((Elinor)) Ellis (4 Jan 1729 – 15 Feb 1779) m. Noah Weld (7 Dec 1725 – 23 Jul 1794)

Robert Walker's Timeline

9 Records

1606
May 1606
Robert Walker was baptized in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1606
May 1606
Robert Walker was christened in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1607
1607/1608
Robert Walker was baptized
None
1607
21 Feb 1607
Robert Walker was christened in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
1608
21 Feb 1608
Birth of Robert Walker in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1608
21 Feb 1608
Robert Walker was baptized in Manchester Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England
Manchester Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England
1635
1635
Age 27
Robert Walker was married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1687
29 May 1687
Age 79
Death of Robert Walker in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1687
16 May 1687
Age 79
Burial of Robert Walker
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1608
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: May 1606
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1607/1608
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1608
    Event Place: Manchester Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: May 1606
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1607
    Event Place: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 70

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1687
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 May 1687
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
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